Michelangelo by Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6, 1475 in the Tuscan town of Caprese, located near Arezzo. His family was originally from Florence, his father being part of the Florentine government, so they returned to the city a few weeks after his birth. Florence, during the Renaissance period, was a vibrant artistic center, a place conducive to the development and development of Michelangelo's innate talents. flower. His mother died when he was 6 years old. Florence seemed like a perfect city to raise a child with such artistic ambition. Michelangelo became interested in art and drawing at the age of ten and became an apprentice at the age of 12. At the age of 13, Michelangelo was on the verge of becoming an artist. He persuaded his father to allow him to leave high school and become an apprentice to the artist Domenico Ghirlandaio. Ghirlandaio was known as one of the most successful Florentine Renaissance fresco artists of that era. After about a year of learning the art of frescoing, Michelangelo studied at the Medici Gardens sculpture school. There, Michelangelo's talent attracted the personal attention of Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent, who was then the effective ruler of Florence. He was so impressed by a statue that Michelangelo was carving that he invited him to live in the Medici house. During his stay at the palace, Michelangelo learned and was inspired by the scholars and writers of Lorenzo's acquaintances. His later work would forever be influenced by what he learned about philosophy and politics during these years. During his stay in the Medici house, he refined his technique under the guidance of Bertoldo di Giovanni, curator of Lorenzo's collection of ancient Roman sculptures and a sculpt...... middle of paper ..... .s of Lorraine.BibliographyAlexandre Gromling, Michelangelo Buonarrotti, Cambrigde UK, English edition: Konemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1999. Cleough, James. The Medici: a history of fifteen generations. Robert Hale & Co., London, 1975. Gerhard Gruitrooy, Masters of Miniature Art Great European Artists: Michelangelo, Nashville, Tennessee, Magndia Editions Limited, 1993. Helden, Al Van. "The Galileo Project | Galileo | Patrons | Medici Family." The Galileo Project | Galileo | Patrons | Medici family. NP, 1995. Web. April 26, 2014. Hibbert, Christopher. The rise and fall of the Medici. Allen Lane, London. 1974. http://www.domenico-ghirlandaio.org/History.com Staff. “The Medici family”. History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. April 28, 2014. “THE LIFE OF THE ARTIST MICHELANGELO.” THE LIFE OF THE ARTIST MICHELANGELO. Np, and Web. April 27. 2014.